Suicide blast in Baghdad, attacks earlier in the day kill 27
BAGHDAD — Several attacks in and around Baghdad, including a suicide car bombing in a busy commercial area after nightfall on Thursday, killed at least 27 people in a particularly brutal day in the Iraqi capital.
The suicide bomber, who targeted shops and food stands near a bus station in the city’s busy Bab al-Muadam area, killed 11, a police officer said. He says the bombing also wounded at least 22 people.
Earlier in the day, bombings elsewhere in and around Baghdad killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens, officials said.
A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.